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Read below Harry Shindler in the Expat Telegraph taking the voting rights campaign to the European Commission in Brussels on 5th September, 2013 and being received by Commissioner Viviane Reding, Vice-President for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.

Fast forward the timer by 42 minutes to listen to Lord Lexden calling for the removal of the 15-year-limit on overseas voting rights, which he views as essentially discriminating against British overseas voters compared with the way other advanced democracies treat their expatriates. Baroness Kennedy of The Helms and then Lord Astor who follow Lord Lexden, also address the ineffectiveness of the postal voting system which, due to the tight timescale, basically disenfranchises overseas voters for every election.

This email together with a reprint of the VVV article, as above, is being distributed to over 100 or more expat websites, Clubs, Associations and Anglo media in this region and
elsewhere.

Do please circulate this information, and encourage your members, friends, contacts to sign up to the website, and campaign to their MP, and to UK MP Mark Harper, Minister for Political & Constitutional Reform, as well as toMme. Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights & Citizenship.

How? Why? Is it necessary for WWII Veteran Harry Shindler to have to resort to taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights, to get his democratic right to vote
restored? As he points out “Universal Suffrage” is meant to mean just that, “Universal” not just for some. He has been interviewed by the BBC on his voting rights campaign and has also found time to co-write a book about his experiences.

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see my other blogs. ITS SIMPLE :.UN and ECHR definition of Citizen and right to representation = LOSS of right to representation = LOSS OF IDENTITY . As UK EXPAT Citizen ( Under 15 year rule ) and UK EXILE Citizen ( over 15 year rule ) one has commited an offence to the Westminster Establishment . I applied and was REFUSED the right to be included in the voting roll at my last Electoral Reg. office . ALL UK citizens EXPATS / EXILES SHOULD APPLY TO VOTE – that way the Electoral Commision. will have the true facts re overseas voters not presumed convenient answers when asked by the Westminster Establishment . .ITS SIMPLE : What is the difference between a Government deciding to send its troops against its citizens and a Government that discusses / decides over decades ( = all UK political parties ) to DISENFRANCHISE ITS CITIZENS .- effectively you make them disappear !